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RANSATLANTIC WAR 
CONGRESS IN 1917 



REVIEW OF LEGISLATION GIVEN 
NUMERICALLY AND RY SURJECTS 



Sixty-fifth Congress - - - Second Session 

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COMPILED BY 



W. RAY LOOMIS 

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INTRODUCTORY. 

This pamphlet is issued by the document room of the House of 
Representatives to meet an apparent demand among Members of 
Congress for a concise resume of the activities of the two legislative 
bodies in respect to war measures. In order to make the compilation 
complete, bills and resolutions not considered as war measures are 
included in the references. 

Part I gives the status of all war legislation by subjects, at the 
conclusion of which will be found another subject list dealing in mis- 
cellaneous legislation. The status of each bill is given at the time 
of the adjournment for the holidays. 

Attention is also called to the list of laws of the Sixty-fourth Con- 
gress having a direct or indirect bearing on the international situa- 
tion as well as a complete list of all laws of the Sixty-fifth Congress 
approved to date. 

Part II consists of a numerical index. Heretofore Members had 
no authentic means of ascertaining the outcome of various bills intro- 
duced, in statistical printed form, except in the bound Congressional 
Kecord. As the aforenamed publication will not be available for 
distribution for several months, it is believed this pamphlet will be 
found a valuable reference. 

Attempt is only made to specify the last action on each public bill. 
Private bills are not listed. 

Note. — The information contained in First Session of the War 
Congress, issued by the document room at the conclusion of the first 
session, is amended in this pamphlet and all legislation is brought 
down to date. 

Additional information to be noted includes : 

(1) Legislative developments of first 13 days of the second session. 

(2) Status of all resolutions calling for investigations. 

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LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS OF FIRST 13 DAYS OF 

THE SECOND SESSION. " 

(Complete reference to bills and resolutions acted upon from December 3 to 
IS. 1017, inclusive, adjournment having been taken on last-named date until 
Thursday, January 3, 101S. Full history of all measures listed hereunder may 
be found in subject index, Part I; first trace number of measure in Part II 
(numerical index). The alphabetical reference in last column, opposite number 
for which search is being made, will indicate portion of subject index in Part I 
in which the history of the particular measure may be found.) 

HOUSE BILLS. 



Num- 
ber. 



195 



294 

344 
2310 
3232 
4G17 

5558 
5833 
6176 

6967 
6975 

7237 
7572 

7634 
7697 
7731 



To provide sale of coal ard asphalt deposits in mineral 
lands, Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians, Oklahoma 
(Carter). 

For additional judge of district court in eastern Mis- 
souri (Igoe). 

To regulate salaries in custodian service (Smith, N. Y.). 

To promote export trade (Webb) 

Coal, oil, gas, etc., exploration bill (Ferris) 

Authoritv for absence of homesteaders during war 
(Ferris'). 

Relating to Oklahoma courts (Thompson) 

Relief of Ida Cottrell Hodg on 

Authority for bridge across the Monongahela River, W. 
Va. (Neely.). 

Increasing midshipmen at Naval Academy (Padgett).. 

Authority to U. S. sailors to serve under Dominican 
Republic (Padgett). 

Post Office appropriation bill (Moon) 

Continuing President's 1100,000.000 appropriation and 
for Members' mileage (Fitzgerald). 

Omnibus pension bill (Sherwood) 

To call Philippine forces into service (Jones, Va.) 

Amending farm loan act as to purchase of bonds by 
Treasury (Glass). 



Progress in second 
session. 



Passed House. 



Reported in House. 

Do. 
Passed Senate. 
Reported in House. 
S. 2334 substituted. 

Reported in House. 
Private Law 3. 
Reported in House. 

Public Law 93. 
Reported in House. 

Passed House. 
Public Law 92. 

Passed House. 
Reported in House. 
Do. 



HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 



1 

1G9 



-Proposal for woman suffrage amendment (Raker). 
Declaration of war on Austria (Flood) ... 



174 ! Relating to patent a,nd use of Garabed energy generator 
(Church). 

188 Extending effective date of sec. 10, Clayton antitrust 

law (Carlin). 

189 'For commission on social insurance (London) 

193 Authority to pay congressional employees December 

salary on day of adjournment (Fitzgerald). 
195 Amending war revenue act relating to salaries of Mem- 
bers of Congress (Kitchin). 



Reported in House. 
S. J. Res. Ill sub- 
stituted. 
Passed House. 

Reported in House. 

Do. 
Public Res. No. 18. 

Passed House. 



CONGRESS IN ^HE WAR. 
SENATE I ILLS. 



Num- 
ber. 



352 
994 

1419 
14(52 

1463 

2334 
2489 
28G0 
3235 



To pension members of Life-Saving Service (Martin). . . 
Public Health Service to look after seamen on all U. S. 

vessels (Pomereneb 
Water-power bill (Shields) 

Establish fog signal at Port Washington, Wis. (Husting). 
Establish aid to navigation at Fond du Lac, Wis. 

(Husting). 
Authority for absence of homesteaders during war 

(Myers). 
For two additional justices, Supreme Court of District. 

of Columbia (Overman 1 ). 
To transfer Hardeman County (Tex.) court district 

(Culberson). 
Amending farm-loan act as to purchase of bonds by 

Treasury (Hollis). 



SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 



17 Nation-wide prohibition amendment (Sheppard) 

90 Relating to procedure in amending the Constitution 

(Brandegee). 
10G ; Extending effective date of sec. 10, Clayton antitrust 

law (Overman), 

110 : Rental authority for vocational education board 

(Smith, Ga.). 

111 ; Declaring war on Austria (Stone) : 

114 ! Extending powers of Pneumatic Tube Commission 

(Bankhead). 

115 I Providing additional telephone operators for Congress 

(Overman). 
117 To permit outside applicants to take civil-service ex- 
aminations in District of Columbia (McKellar). 



Progress in second 
session. 



Reported in Senate. 
Do. 

Passed Senate. 
Reported in Senate. 
Do. 

Public law No. 94. 

Reported in House. 

Passed Senate. 

Do. 



: Passed. 

i Reported in Senate. 

| Passed Senate. 

■ Reported in House. 

| Public Res. No. 17. 
Public Res. No. 19. 

Passed Senate. 

Do. 



INVESTIGATIONS. 

(Resolutions introduced on various subjects during Sixty-fifth Coiigress.1 

[An asterisk (*) at left of title indicates resolution was agreed to.] 

Committee on Manufactures. 

* To investigate sugar and coal shortage. S. Res. 163 (Lodge). 

To investigate feasibility, of Bureau of Manufactures. S. Res. 60 (Shepuard). 

* To investigate riots at East St. Louis (Pou), House Report 142. 

Committee on Rules. 

To investigate Senate committee and legislative systems. S. Kes. 9 (Newhmds). 
To investigate Heflin-Mason controversy on House floor. H. Ties. 160 (Britten). 

Convmittee on Judiciary. 

* To extend time for report on lobby investigation. S. Res. 15 (Overman). 



CONGRESS IN THE WAR. i 

Committee on Expenditures. 

To investigate salaries of department employees. H. lies. 34 (Austin). 
To investigate economy system for Government departments. IT. Res. 159 
(Edmonds). 

Committee on Expenditures, War Department. 

To investigate war expenditures. H. Res. 127 (Hulbert). 

Committee on Post Office Expenditures. 

To investigate railway mail service. H. Res. 107 (Lobeck). 

Committee on Military Affairs. 

To investigate importation of farm labor from United States to Canada. H. Res. 

67 (Mason). 
To investigate cantonments. S. Res. 85 (Sterling). 

* To investigate ammunition supplies. H. Res. 133 (Dent). House Report 133. 

Committee on the Public Lands. 
To investigate public-laud question. H. Res. 75 (Ferris). 

District of Columbia. Committee. 

To continue investigation into tiscal relations. S. Res. 49 (Smith, Md.) 

Committee on Agriculture. 

To investigate garden movement in Europe. S. Res. 61 (Sheppard). 

To investigate proposal to import Chinese farm labor. S. Res. 160 (Gallinger). 

Commitee on Patents. 

To investigate refusal to accept Herber gasoline patent. S. Res. 80 (Cummins). 

Committee on Mercliatit Marine. 

To investigate Shipping Board. H. Res. 204 (Edmonds). 

Committee on Interstate Commerce. 

*To investigate transportation report of Interstate Commerce Commission. 
S. Res. 171 (Cummins). 

Committee on Commerce, 

"To investigate Shipping Board. S. Res. 170 (Harding). 

To Appoint Special Committees. 

To investigate car strike in District of Columbia. S. Res. 17 (Hughes). 

* To investigate car strike in District of Columbia. S-. Res. 23 (Hughes). 

Senate Report 7. 
To investigate dairy products, H. Res. 52 (Linthicum). 
To investigate Pocahontas coal prices. H. Res. S4 (Emerson). 

* To investigate Mongolia accident at sea. S. Res. 71 (Frelinghuysen ). Senate 

Report 69. 
To investigate suffrage riots. II. Res. 130 (Baer). 

To investigate ammunition supplies. II. Res. 134 (Dent). House Report 141. 
To investigate all boards and commissions. H. lies. 137 (Clark, Fla.). 
To investigate Heflin charges of German influence in Congress. H. Res. 148 

(Fordney). 



8 CONGRESS TN THE WAR. 

To ascertain if German money lias been spenl for legislative influence H Res 

149 (Doolittle). 
To investigate Heflin charges of German influence in Congress. H. Res. 151 

(Norton). 
*To investigate Heflin charges. H. Res. 165 (Stephens, Miss.). House 

Report 201.' 
To inquire into Heflin's attitude. II. Res. 1G9 (Britten). 
To investigate workhouse at Occoquan. II. Res. 171 (Rankin). 
To investigate sugar shortage. H. Res. 184 (Martin). 

To Appoint Joint Committees. 

To investigate East St. Louis riots. S. Con. Res. 10 (Sherman). Reported but 
not agreed to. See under " Rules Committee." 

Tariff Commission. 

To investigate cost of crops in insular possessions. H. Res. 53 (Clark, Fla.). 

Federal Trade Commission. 

*To investigate abuses in manufacture of flags. S. Res. 35 (Pomerene). 
To investigate prices of flags. H. Res. 77 (Frear). 

Interstate Commerce Commission. 

To investigate application of railroads for increased freight rates. S. Res. 44 

(Smith, Ga.). 
To investigate application of railroads for increased freight rates. S. Res. 47 

(Smith, Ga.). 
To investigate Boston & Maine Railroad. S. Res. 65 (Cummins). 

Attorney General. 

To investigate cement prices. H. Res. 74 (Dyer). 

To investigate alleged coal combination. H. Res. 78 (Dyer). 

To investigate " Food Trust " in District of Columbia ; also high rents. H. Res. 

101 (Emerson). 
To investigate Esoteric Prison League. H. Res. Ill (Rodenberg). 

Secretary of Agriculture. 

To investigate probable advance of high cost of living as result of increased 
freight rates. S. Res. 73 (Sheppard). 

Bureau of Standards. 

To determine uniformity of taxation. H. Con. Res. 27 (Hilliard). 

No Agency of Investigation Specified. 
To investigate conditions at Camp Mills. H. Res. 205 (Rankin). 



PART I. 



STATUS OF WAR LEGISLATION (BY SUBJECTS). 

( A ) Agriculture : 

Farm loan act. To amend. See under " Banking and 

Currency." 
Fertilizers, importation of. See under " High cost 

living." 
*Food control — 

H. R. 49G1 (Lever), House Report 75. Passed 
House. Passed Senate. Conference: House Re- 
port 117. Public law 41. 
S. 2203 (Gore), Senate Report 37. S. 24G3 sub- 
stituted. 
S. 24G3 (Gore). Reported June 15, 1917. H. R. 
49G1 substituted. 
*Food survey — 

H. R. 4188 (Lever). House Report 44. Passed 
House. Passed Senate. Went to conference 
June 29. Conference: House Report 188. Pub- 
lic law 40. 
S. 2344 (Gore), Senate Report 44. H. R. 4188 sub- 
stituted in Senate. 
Grain and cereal production. To investigate feasibility 
qf Government cultivation, public lands. S. Res. 129 
(Johnson, S. Dak.). Senate Report 129. 
Motor-truck delivery for farm products, To experiment. 

See under " Post Office." 
President's food proclamation, Indorsing. S. Res. 34 

(Owen). Passed Senate. 
Prizes for food production. S. J. Res. 40 (Gore). Sen- 
ate Report 39 (included in H. R. 4188). 
Secretary of Agriculture to submit plan to increase food 
production. S. Res. 2G (Reed). Passed Senate. 
Senate Document 11. 
Two additional Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture. 
S. J. Res. 53 (Gore). Senate Report 40 (included in 
H. R. 4188). 

(AA) Aeronautics: 

Aeronautics personnel bill. H. R. 532G (Dent). House 
Report 97. Passed House. Reported in Senate July 
17. Passed Senate. Public law 29. 
Aircraft Board, to create. S. 2705. Senate Report 
10G (Sheppard). Passed Senate. House Report 1G1. 
Passed House. Public law No. 48. 
33816—18 2 9 



10 C02IGBESS IN THE WAK. 

(AA) Aeronautics— Continued. 

Aviation station, San Diego, Cal. H. R. 4892 (Dent). 
House Report 88. Passed House. Senate Report 83. 
Passed Senate. Approved July 27. Public law 31. 

Establish Department of Aeronatics. H. R. 3 (Hum- 
bert), S. 80 (Sheppard). Hearings have been con- 
ducted before Senate Committee on Military Af- 
fairs. In Sixty-fourth Congress, H. R. 13838 (Lieb). 

Navy air station site at Cape May, N. J., to acquire. 
S. 2-137 (Frelinghuysen). Senate Report 09. Passed 
• Senate. House Report 177. Passed House. Public 

law No. 02. 

(B) Appropriations: 

Army appropriations. H. R. 13 (Dent). Passed House. 
Senate Report 3. Passed Senate. Conference : House 
Report 42 ; Senate Document 15. Public law No. 11. 

Error in sundry civil law (salary of Panama governor). 
H. J. Res. 105 (Fitzgerald). Passed House and Sen- 
ate. Public resolution No. 7. 

General deficiency. H. R. 12 (Fitzgerald). Passed 
House. Senate Report 2. Passed Senate. Confer- 
ence : House Report 13. Public law No. 2. 

Joint Committee on War Expenditures, to appoint. 
See under " Foreign." 

Military Academy appropriations. H. R. 14 (Dent). 
Passed House. Senate Report 4. Passed Senate. 
Conference: House Report 43; Senate Document 16, 
Public law No. 18. 

Post Office appropriations. See under "Post Office." 

President's $100,000,000 fund continued available. See 
Zb under "Appropriations." 

Rivers and Harbors appropriations. See under " Rivers 
and harbors,' 1 

Sundry civil. H. R, 11 (Fitzgerald ) . Reported in House 
without amendment. Passed House. Senate Report 
5. Passed Senate. Conference: House Report 71. 
Public law No. 21. 

Urgent deficiency (Army and Navy). H. R. 3971 
(Fitzgerald). House Report 36. Passed House. 
Senate Report 41. Passed Senate. Conference: 
House Reports 61, 67, 70, and 71. and Senate Docu- 
ment 39. Public law No. 23. 

Urgent deficiency (second bill). H. R. 5949 (Fitz- 
gerald). House Report 137. Passed House. Sen- 
ate Report 134. Passed Senate. Conference: House 
Report 186. Public law No. 64. 

(BB) Army: 

Aeronautics bills. See under "Aeronautics." 

Alien slackers; See under " Foreign." 

Ammunition sent to France, asking for information. 

II. Res. 132 (McLemore). Passed House. 

H. Res. J 33 (Dent). House Report 133. 

II. Res. 134 (Dent). House Report 141. 



CONGRESS IN THE WAR. IX 

(BB) Army— Continued. 

Army appropriations. See under "Appropriations." 
Aviation station, San Diego, Cal. See under "Aero- 
nautics." 
Chaplains at large, to appoint 20. H. E. 5271 (Siegel) 
House Report 134. Passed House. S. 2527 (Shep- 
pard). Senate Report 90. Passed Senate. House 
Report 170. Passed House. Public law No. 79. 
Chaplains. To appoint one for each 1,200 officers and 
men. S. 2917 (Chamberlain). Reported in Senate 
September 29 without amendment. Passed Senate 
Civil Rights bill. H. R. 6361 (Webb). House Re- 
port 181. Passed House. 
S. 2859 (Chamberlain). 
Condemnation of lands for militarv purposes. S. 2453 
(Robinson). Senate Report 55. Passed Senate. 
House Report 83. Passed House. Public law No. 26. 
Corps of Engineers, relating to retired officers. S. J. 
Res. 70 (Ransdeli). Passed Senate. House Report 
1 2. Passed House. Public resolution No. 6. 
Dental Corps authorization. Included in H. R. 4897. 
Dental Corps, to provide campaign badges for. S. 
2701 (New). Reported August- 20 without amend- 
ment, Passed Senate. 
Dependents of soldiers, for separate allowance. See 

bill to amend national-defense act. 
Dependents to receive pay while absent. S. 2883 (Un- 
derwood). Senate Report 135. Passed Senate 
House Report 180. Passed House. Public law No 
66. 
Drafting of aliens (friendly), to provide. S. J. Res. 
84 (Chamberlain). Senate Report 94. Passed 
Senate. 

See also under "Foreign" (Alien Slackers). 
Drafting of aliens (friendly), to secure agreement by 
allied countries. S. Res. 108 (McCumber). Senate 
Report 93. Passed Senate August 1. 

H. J. Res. 115 (Rogers). House Report 115. 
Drafted men to be 'sent to Europe only bv their con- 
sent. S. 2717 (Ha rdwick). ' Senate Report 125 
(adverse). 
Drafted men. Secretary of War required to furnish 

data. S. Res. 90 (Calder). Passed Senate. 
Drafted men. Secretary of Commerce asked for infor- 
mation on census estimates. S. Res. 105 (Bran- 
degee). Passed Senate. 
Enlistment of allies in United States. See under 

" Foreign." 
Foreign officers assisting United States, to defray ex- 
penses. S. 2^58 (Wadsworth). Senate Report 117. 
Passed Senate. House Report 166. 
H. R. 6024 (Dent). 
Former officers, authority to rec'ommission. S. 2746 
(Wads worth). Senate Report 105. Passed Senate. 



12 CONGKESS IN THE WAR. 

(BB) Army — Continued. 

Field Artillery or Infantry to be used us Cavalry. 
H. R. 5918 (Dent). House Report 136. Passed 
House. Senate Report 147. Passed Senate. Public 
law No. 89. 

Generals and lieutenant generals, authority to appoint. 
S. 2973 (Hitchcock). Reported in Senate October 4. 

Homesteaders. To protect soldiers from forfeiture pro- 
visions of land laws. See S. 2918 under "Public 
lands." 

Homestead land affidavits before military authorities, 
to provide. See under "Homesteads." 

Immoral influences among soldiers. To further curb 
(Weeks). Reported in Senate without amendment 
September 29. Passed Senate. 

Indiana-Kentucky cantonment, asking for facts in 
selecting site. S. Res, 94 (New). Passed Senate. 

Insurance system for soldiers. See under "Insurance." 

Land purchases by Ordnance Department. Granting 
authority. H. J. Res. 162 (Sherley). Passed House 
and Senate without report. Public Resolution No. 16. 

Lieutenants in Medical Corps, to promote. H. R. 4897 
(Hulbert). House Report 84. Passed House. Sen- 
ate Report 131. Passed Senate. Public law No. 86. 

Longevity-pay claims. H. R. 1691 (Graham). House 
Report 4. 

Medal of honor law. To amend S. 1720. Senate Re- 
port 73. Passed Senate. House Report 40. 

Medals presented by foreign powers. To permit wear- 
ing. S. 2796 (Lodge). Senate Report 114. Passed 
Senate. House Report 173. 

Military Academy. Secretary of War required to fur- 
nish data. S. Res. 67 (Jones, Wash.). Passed Senate. 

Military Academy appropriations. See under "Appro- 
priations." 
*National defense act, to amend — 

S. 17S6 (Chamberlain). Senate Report 12, 
H. R. 5166 (Dent). 

Officers in lower grades of staff corps. Authority to 
issue commissions to. H. R. 6350 (Dent). House 
Report 179. Passed Llouse. Senate Report 148. 
Passed Senate. Public law No. 76. 

Officers in Reserve Corps. To remove age limits requir- 
ing discharge. H. R. 6350 (see above). 

Philippine forces. To call into service. H. R, 7697. 
House Report 225. 

Plumb Island Reservation, N. Y., transfer. S. 1852 
(Calder). Senate Report 50. Passed Senate. 

Prayers for success of armies. To set aside day for. 
S. Con. Res. 12 (Myers). Senate Report 124. Passed 
Senate. House Report 160. Passed House. 

Public-land entrymen in service. See under " Home- 
stead," " Mining," and " Public Lands." 



CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 13 

(BB) Army — Continued. 

Rifles, etc., for home guards. S. 995 (Lodge). Re- 
ported April 1G. Passed Senate. House Report GO. 
Passed House. Public law No. 22. 
Rifles, Secretary of War required to furnish informa- 
tion. S.Res. 82 (Smoot). Passed Senate. S. Doc. 5G. 
Snobbery among officers and enlisted men. Secretary 
of War to report situation. S. Res. 165 (Overman). 
Passed Senate. 
Smithsonian Grounds for Army buildings. H. J. Res. 
91 (Clark of Fla.) . House Report GG. Pass-d House. 
Passed Senate. Public resolution No. 5. 
Target range at Great Piece Meadows, N. J. S. 282 
(Frelinghuysen). Senate Report 29. Passed Senate. 
Urgent deficiency appropriations. See under "Appro- 
priations." 
*War army (conscription and draft) — 

H. R. 3515 (Dent). House Report 17. Passed 
House. Passed Semite. Conference: House Re- 
ports 19, 52, 53. Public law No. 12. 
S. 1871 (Chamberlain). Senate Report 22. H. R. 
3515 substituted. 

(C) Banking and. currency: 

See also under " Coinage " (Ze). 
*Amending Federal reserve act — 

H. R. 3G73 (Glass). House Report 35. Passed 
House. Passed Senate. Conference: House Re- 
port 73, Senate Document No. 4G. Public law 
No. 25. 
S. 179G (Owen). Senate Report 11. H. R. 3G73 
substituted. 
Amending farm loan act, section 4. S. 2921 (Owen). 
Reported in Senate without amendment September 29. 
Amending farm loan net as to purchase of bonds by 
Treasury. H. R. 7731 (Glass). House Report 228. 
S. 3235 (Hollis). Senate Report 181. Passed Senate. 
Notes of small denomination. For larger circulation. 
S. 2922 (Owen). Reported in Senate without amend- 
ment September 29. Passed Senate and House. Pub- 
lic law No. Gl. H. R. G180 (Glass). House Report 
1G9. S. 2922 substituted. 

(CC) Bond-issue authorizations: 

See under " Financing the war." 

(CSC) Civil Service: 

District of Columbia examinations, to allow entrance 
of applicants from States. S. J. Res. 117 (McKellar) . 
Passed Senate. 

(D) Coal: 

Federal Trade Commission and report on industry. S. 

Res. 51 (Calder), Passed Senate. 
Mining, to encourage. See under "Public lands." 



14 CONGEESS IN THE WAD. 

(DD) Cuba: 

Greetings to Republic. H. Res. 80 (Flood). House 
Reports G4. Agreed to. 

(E) Daylight saving: 

Standardization of time. S. 1854 (Calder). Senate 
Report 46. Passed Senate. 
(EE) East St. Louis riots: 

For investigation. S. Con. Res. 10 (Sherman). Re- 
ported August 11. 

H. Res. .128 (Pou). House Report 142. Passed 
House. 

(F) Embargo: 

Extending presidential authority during war. See 
under " Foreign." 
(FF) Explosives: 

Regulate use during war. See under " Mining." 

(G) Export trade: 

To promote export trade. See under " Foreign." 
(GG) Financing the war: 

Indian funds for liberty loan. See under " Indians." 

Libert} 7 loan issue. H. R. 2762 (Kitchin). House Re- 
port 3. Passed House. Senate Report 8. Passed 
Senate. Conference: House Report 23. Public law 
No. 3. 

Liberty loan i^sue (second authorization). H. R. 5901 
(Kitchin). House Report 132. Passed House and 
Senate. Conference: House Report 15G. Public 43. 

Revenue bill. H. R. 4280 (Kitchin). House Report 45. 
Passed House. Senate Report 75. Senate report 
, withdrawn and referred back to committee. Senate 
Report 103 substituted. Passed Senate. Conference: 
House Report 172 and Senate Doc. 115. Public law 
No. 50. 

Revenue law, to amend relating to salaries of Members 
of Congress. H. J. Res. 195 (Kitchin). House Re- 
port 230. Passed House. 

(H) Flags: 

Abuses of manufacturers to be investigated by Federal 
Trade Commission. S. Res. 35 (Pomerene). 
(HH) Foreign: 

Alien slackers, to deport, draft for farm labor, and to 
exclude from admission to country those subject to 
Army service abroad. H. R. 5067 (Burnett). House 
Report 127. 
Citizenship of Americans in allied armies to be retained. 
S. 2623 (Fletcher). Passed Senate. House Report 
165. Passed House. Public law No. 55. 
'"Declaration of war on Germany — 

H. J. Res. 24 (Flood). House Report 1. S. J. Res. 

1 substituted. 
S. J. Res. 1 (Martin). Passed Senate April 4. 
Passed House April 6. Approved by President 
April 6. Public resolution No. 1. 






CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 15 

(HH) Foreign — Continued. 

Declaration of war on Austria. 

H. J. Res. 169 (Flood). House Report 203. 
S. J. Res. Ill substituted. 

S. J. Res. Ill (Stone). Senate Report 178. Passed 
Senate and House. Public Resolution 17. 

Destruction of war materials, to punish. S. 383 (Cul- 
berson). Passed Senate. House Report 11. (Unfin- 
ished business.) 
Drafting of friendly aliens into Army. See under 

"Army." 
*Embargo on exports during war — 

IT. R. 3349 (Adamson). House Report 32. In- 
cluded in public law No. 24. 
S. 18G7 (Fernald). Senate Report 23. Included 
in public law No. 24. 
*Enlistment of citizens of allies in United States — 
f H. R. 2893 (Webb). House Report 14. Passed 
House. Reported in Senate April. 30. Passed 
Senate. Public law No. 10. 
S. 1802 (Culberson). Senate Report 21. Passed 
Senate. H. R. 2893 substituted. 
*Espionage — 

S. 2 (Culberson). Reported April 17. H. R. 291 

substituted. 
PI. R. 291 (Webb)._ House Report 30. Passed 
House. Reported in Senate May 5. Passed Sen- 
ate. Conference: House Reports G5, GO, and 
> Senate Documents - 37, 44. Public law No. 24. 
*Export trade, to promote— 

S. G34 (Pomercne). Senate Report 9. H. R. 2316 
(Webb). House Report 50. Passed House. Sen- 
ate Report 109. Passed Senate and sent to con- 
ference. 
Exports to neutrals, seeking information relating to. 

S. Res. 32 (King). Passed Senate. 
Foreign officers assisting United States to defray ex- 
penses. See under "Army." 
France, felicitations on Bastile celebration. S. Res. 104 

(New). Passed Senate. 
Heflin charges of disloyalty. For investigation by 
select committee. H. Res. 165 (Stephens, Miss.). 
Agreed to. House Report 201. 
Joint committee on war expenditures, to appoint. S. J. 

Res. 25 (Weeks). Senate Report 102 (adverse). 
Medals presented by foreign powers, to permit wear- 
ing. See under "Army." 
Niagara River and Falls. See under "Niagara." 
Senator Stone, charges against. Senate Report 172. 
Three billion loan to allies. See H. R. 27G2 and H. R. 
5901 under " Financing war." 



16 CONGBESS IN THE WAP. 

(HH) Foreign — Continued. 

*Trading with enemy, to regulate. H. R. 49G0 (Adam- 
son). House Report 85. Passed House July 11. 
Senate Reports 111, 113. Passed Senate. Confer- 
ence: House Report 155, and Senate Document 110. 
Public law No. 91. S. 2445 (Fletcher). 

Vessels of foreign registry, to permit coastwise trade. 
H. R. G1T5 (Alexander). House Report 162. Passed 
House and Senate. Public law No. 73. 

Greetings to Republics. See " Cuba " and " Russia." 

(I) High cost of living: 

Cornering market, to prevent. S. 315 (Poindexter). 

Senate Report 47. 
Fertilizers, importation of. S. J. Res. 31 (Smith of 

S. C). Passed Senate. 
Food control. See under "Agriculture." 
*Food production on reclamation and public land areas. 

S. 1725 (Phelan). Senate Report GS. 
H. R. 4431 (Taylor of Colo.). House Report 107. 
Food cultivation on Indian and public lands, to investi- 
gate feasibility. S. Res. 129 (Johnson, S. Dak.). S. 

Report 129. Agreed to. 
Food survey. See under "Agriculture." 
Grain and cereal production, to investigate feasibility 

of Government cultivation, public lands. See under 

''Agriculture." 
Motor-truck delivery for farm products, to experiment. 

See under " Post Office." 
Secretary Agriculture to submit plan for increased 

food production. See under "Agriculture." 
Sugar shortage investigation. See under "Mining" 

(Coal investigation also specified). 

(II) Homestead land: 

Absence of entrymen during Avar. H. R. 4G17 (Ferris). 
House Report 80. Passed House, laid on table and 
S. 2334 substituted. 

S. 2334 (Myers). Senate Report 96. Passed 
Senate and House. Public law No. 94. 
Affidavits to allow to be taken before military authori- 
ties. PI. R, 5082 (Timberlake). House Report 144. 
Passed House. Senate Report 145. Passed Senate. 
Public law No. 71. 
* Relief of entrvmen in service of Army Or Navy — 

H. R. 4991 (Ferris). House Report 81." S. 1811 

substituted. 
S. 1811 (Shafroth). Senate Report 32. Passed 
Senate and House. Conference: House Report 
108. Approved July 28. Public law No. 32. 
Soldiers, to protect from forfeiture provisions of land 
laws. See under " Public lands/" 
(J) Indians: 

Indian funds to buy liberty bonds. S. J. Res. 73 (Myers 
for Ashurst). Senate Report 51. Passed Senate. 



CONGRESS IN THE WAR^ 17 

(JJ) Insurance: 

Military and naval insurance. To provide H. R. 5723 

(Alexander). House Report 130. Passed House. 

Senate Report 141. Passed Senate. Conference: 

House Report 197. Public law No. 90. 
Social insurance, for commission on. See Zoa under 

"Labor." 
"War-risk insurance for relief of seamen. See under 

" Merchant marine." 

(K) Interstate and foreign commerce: 

Car-service bill. H. R. 328 (Esch). House Report IS. 

Passed House. Senate Report ^43. Passed Senate. 

Public law No. 19. 
Embargo on exports during war. See under " Foreign." 

* Enlarge Interstate Commerce Commission member- 

ship — 

H.'R. 3650 (Adamson). House Report 20. S. 1816 

substituted. 
S. 1S1G (Robinson). Senate Report 10. Passed 
Senate. House Report 03. Passed House. Went 
to conference June 28. Conference: House Re- 
port 125. Public law No. 38. 
Lighthouse bills. See under " Lighthouse Service." 

* Panama tolls, rules for measuring vessels — ■ 

H. R. 1655 (Adamson). House Report 41. 
S. 831 (Shields). Senate Report 6. 

* Priority of shipments (control train service) — 

H. R. 4467 (Adamson). House Report 58. S. 2356 
substituted. 

S. 2356 (Newlancls)". Senate Report 48. Passed 
Senate. House Report 86. Passed House. Con- 
ference : House Report 126. Public law No. 39. 

* Public Health Service, pension bill — 

H. R. 4503 (Adamson). House Report 59. S. J. 

Res. 67 substituted. 
S. J. Res. 67 (Ransclell). Senate Report 66. 
Passed Senate and House. Public Resolution 
No. 9, 
Public Health Service, to establish reserve of. S. J. 
Res. 63 (Ransclell). Senate Report 65. Passed Sen- 
ate. House Report 131. 
Public Health Service, to look after seamen on United 
States vessels. S. 991 (Pomerene). Senate Report 
181. 
Railroads, authority for Government control during 
war. Included in Public 242 in Sixty-fourth Con- 
gress. 
Time standardization. See under "Daylfght saving.'' 
Trading with enemy, to regulate. See under " Foreign." 

(KK) Liberty bonds: 

Legislative authority. See under "Financing war." 
Purchase with Indian funds. See under " Indians."* 
33316—18 3 



18 CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 

(Ij) Lighthouse Service: 

Aids to navigation. S. 993 (Pomerene). Senate Re- 
port 58. H. R. 2298 (Doremus). House Report 153. 

Pensions, to grant. S. 852 (Martin). Senate Report 
180. 

Retirement system. S. 1004 (Nelson). Senate Re- 
port 50. 

Salaries of keepers, to regulate. S. 1005 (Nelson). 
Senate Report 57. 

(LL) Liquor: 

Prohibit manufacture of liquors during war to conserve 
food. S. 2447 (Gore). Senate Report 53. In Food 
Control bill. 

(M) Medal of honor. See under "Army." 

(MM) Merchant marine: 

Foreign vessels in coastwise trade: See under " For- 
eign." 
* Requisitioning of vessels — 

H. J. Res. 02 (Webb). House Report 37. S. J. 

Res. 42 substituted. 
S. J. Res. 42 (Culberson). Reported in Senate 
April 30. Passed Senate. Passed House. Public 
resolution No. 2. 
H. R. 1770 (Padgett). House Report 9. (Union 
l Calendar.) 

S. 1797 (Swanson). Senate Report 19. Indefi- 
nitely postponed. 
Shipping Board required to inform as to extent of 
shipbuilding. S. Res. 58 (Knox). Passed Senate. 
Senate Document 41. 
Shipping Board, asking for data on progress. S. Res. 

100 (Smoot). Passed Senate. 
Shipping Board, Committee on Commerce to conduct 
investigation. S. Res. 170 (Harding). Passed Senate. 
War-risk insurance for military and naval forces. See 

under "Insurance." 
*War-risk insurance for relief of seamen — 

H. R. 4050 (Alexander). House Report 48. S. 

2133- substituted. 
S. 21.33 (Simmons). Senate Report 33. Passed 
Senate. House report 62. Passed House. Public 
law No. 20. 

( N ) Mining: 

Coal and sugar shortage. Committee on Manufactures 
to investigate. S. Res. 103 (Lodge). Passed Senate. 

Coal, phosphate, oil. gas, potassium, sodium, etc.. to 
encourage mining. See under "Public lands." 

Explosives, to regulate use duriug war. H. R. 3932 
(Fester). House Report 39. Passed House. Senate 
Report 85. Passed Senate. Conference: House Re- 
port 1G8. Public law No. 08. 



CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 19 

(X) Mining — Continued. 

Soldiers owning claims. For relief from assessment 

work. S. J. Res. 33 (Walsh). Passed House and 

Senate. Public resolution No. 10. 
Suspend labor requirements of owners of claims during 

war. S. J. lies. 78 (Shafroth). Senate Report 74. 

Passed Senate. House Report No. 128. Passed House. 

Conference; House Report 171. Public Res. No. 12. 

(NN) Naturalization: 

Citizenship of Germans declaring intention before April 

C, 1917. H. R. 3132 (Raker). House Report 92. 
Declaration of citizenship, to amend naturalization laws 
relating to. S. 2854 (Cakler). Senate Report 13G. 

(O) Navy: 

Aeronautics bills. See under "Aeronautics." 
::: Age limit, Naval Reserve officers, to increase — 

H. R. 2340 (Padgett). House Report 5. Passed 

House and Senate. Public law No. 8. 
S. 1537 (Swanson). Senate Report 17. H. R. 2340 
substituted. 
Civil rights bill. See BB, under "Army." 
Commutation price for rations, to fix. S. 2495 (Swan- 
son). Senate Report 70. Passed Senate. 
Court-martial trials. To prescribe procedure. H. R. 
03G3 (Padgett). House Report 170. Passed House. 
Reported in Senate October 4. Passed Senate. Pub- 
lic law No. 78. 
Dependents of deceased sailors, to pav six months' gra- 
tuity to. H. R. G30G (Padgett). House Report 175. 
Passed House. Reported in Senate October 4. Passed 
Senate. Public law No. 74. 
Dominican Republic, authoritv to sailors to serve under. 

H. R. G975 (Padgett). House Report 208. 
Enginemen, blacksmiths, etc., to establish new ratings 
for. H. R. 5G48 (Padgett). House Report 122. 
Passed House. Reported in Senate October 4. Passed 
Senate. Public law No. 88. 
Enlistments in Naval Reserve Force, relating to. H. R. 
2337 (Padgett). House Report 40. Passed House. 
Senate Report 35. Passed Senate, Public law No. 15. 
'"Extending minority enlistments — 

H. R. 2008 (Padgett). House Report 8. Passed 

House and Senate. Public law No. 5. 
S. 1534 (Swanson). Senate Report 13. H. R. 2008 
substituted. 
* Fleet Naval Reserve for active duty — 

H. R. 1771 (Padgett). House Report G. Passed 

House and Senate. Public law No. 4. 
S. 153G (Swanson). Senate Report 14. H. R. 1771 
substituted. 



20 CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 

(O) Navy — Continued. 

*Hydrographic Office, additional officers for — 

IT. R. 2338 (Padgett). House Report 7. Passed 

House and Senate. Public law No. G. 
S. 153S(Swanson). Senate Report 1G. H. R. 2333 
substituted. 
*Increase man power of Naval Establishment — 

H. R. 3330 (Padgett). House Report 31. Passed 
House. Senate Report 36. Passed Senate. House 
Conference Report 54. Public law No. 17. 
S. lS73(Swanson). Senate Report 30. H. R. 3330 
substituted. 
Insurance for seamen (war risk). See under "Mer- 
chant marine." 
Insurance system for sailors. See under " Insurance." 
Liquor provision in Army draft law. To apply to 
Navy. H. R. G3G2 (Padgett). House Report 178. 
Passed House. Reported in Senate October 4. Passed 
Senate. Public law No. 77. 
Mongolia accident. For investigation. S. Res. 71 (Fre- 

linghuysen). Senate Report 01. Passed Senate. 
*Naval Academy enrollment — 

H. R. 2339 (Padgett). House Report 10. Passed 

House and Senate. Public law No. 7. 
S. 1587 (Tillman). Senate Report 15. H. R. 2339 
substituted. 
Naval Academy enrollment, to increase (second bill) — 
H. R. 09G7 (Padgett).. House Report 209. Passed 
House and Senate, Public law No. 93. 
Property lost by seamen. H. R. 5G47 (Padgett). 
House Report 121. Passed House and Senate. Public 
law No. 70. 
Public Health Service to aid seamen. See K, under 

"Interstate and Foreign Commerce." 
Public-land entrvmen in service. See under " Home- 
stead," " Mining," and " Public lands." 
Rations, to fix 40 cents as commutation price. H. R. 
5G4G (Padgett). House Report 123. Passed House. 
Reported in Senate October 4. Passed Senate. Pub- 
lic law No. 87. 
Requisitioning of private vessels. See under "Mer- 
chant marine." 
Senator Gerry's yacht, to use. S. 1845 (Gerry). Sen- 
ate Report 18. Passed Senate. House Report 19. 
Passed House. Private law No. 1. 
Women of ill-repute, to apply provisions in Army draft 
law to sailors' camps. See H. R. G3G2, under heading 
of " Liquor " (above). 

(OO) Newspapers: 

Socialistic periodicals, relating to suppression of. See 

under " Post office." 
German-language press, to require English translations 
in parallel columns. Included in trading-with-enemy 
bill. 



CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 21 

(P) Niagara Eiver and Falls: 

"Diversion of waters and survey — 

H. J. Ees. 109 (Flood). House Report 87. S. J. 

Res. 13 substituted. 
S. J. Res. 13 (Wadsworth). Passed Senate and 
House. Conference: House Report 91. Public 
resolution No. 8. * 

(PP) Nitrates: 

Authority for exploration. See under " Public lands." 

(Q) Panama: 

Rules for measuring vessels. See under " Interstate and 

foreign commerce." 
Salary of governor. See under "Appropriations." 

(QQ) Patents: 

Garabed energy generator, relating to patent and use 
by Government. H. J. Res. 110 (Grosser). House 
Report 91. Passed House and Senate. Vetoed. Re- 
introduced in second session. H. J. Res. 171 (Church). 
House Report 213. Passed House. 
Patent Office, additional force of employees for. H. R. 

5287 (C. 13. Smith). _ House Report 95. 
*Publication of inventions of value to enemy, to pre- 
vent — 
H. R. 52G9 (C. B. Smith). House Report 9G. 
S. 2531 (Weeks). Senate Report 119. Passed 
Senate and House. Public law No. 80. 

(R) Post office: 

Appropriations for fiscal year ending June 30, 1919. 
H. R, 7237 (Moon). House Report 205. Passed 
House. ffe 

Socialistic newspapers, asking for data on suppression 
of. H. R. 115 (London). House Report 109 (ad- 
verse). 

Motor-truck delivery for farm products, to experiment. 
S. 2718 (Hardw'ick). Senate Report 101. Passed 
Senate. House Report 159. 

(RR) Potash: 

Authority for exploration. See under " Public lands." 

(S) Public buildings: 

Annex for Treasury Department. S. 2177 (Swanson). 
Senate Report 7G. Passed Senate. House Report 
. 139. Public law No. 45. 

(SS) Public Health Service. See under " Interstate and for- 
eign commerce." 

(T) Public lands: 

Affidavits, to allow to be taken before military authori- 
ties. See under "Homesteads." 
Food production on public lands. See under " High 
cost of living." 



22 CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 

(T) Public lands — Continued. 

Grain and cereal production on public lands, to investi- 
gate feasibility of Government cultivation. Sec under 
"Agriculture." 

Mining of coal, phosphate, oil, gas, potassium, and 
sodium, to encourage. S. 2812 (Walsh). Senate Rc- 
port 116. H. R. 3232 (Ferris). House Report 200. 

Nitrates and salts, authority for exploration. S. 215G 
(Pittman). Senate Report 100. Passed Senate. 
House Report 145. Passed House. Public law No. 49. 

Soldiers owning desert land, for relief of. 11. R. 3331 
(Raker). House Report 77. Passed House. Senate 
Report 87. Passed Senate. Public law No. 30. 

Soldiers, to protect from forfeiture provisions of land 
laws. ' S. 2018 (King). Senate Report 142. PasseTl 
Senate. 

Soldiers, to suspend payments due. S. 2SG5 (Myers). 
Senate Report 103. 

(TT) Reclamation: 

Excess land to be held five years. H. R. 495S (Taylor, 
Colo.). House Report 120. Passed House. 

Drainage in Texas and New Mexico, authority to ex- 
tend "funds. S. J. S9 (Jones, N. Me.w). Reported 
without amendment September 24. Passed Senate 
and House. Public resolution No. 14. 

Stimulate food production. See under "IIigh~~cost 
living/' 

(TJ) Red Cross: 

*Authoritv for temporary buildings — 

S. J." Res. CI' (Williams). ^Passed Senate and 

House. Public resolution No. 3. 
H. J. Res. 80 (SlaydenTT House Report 51. S. J. 
Res. Gl substituted. 

(UU) Rivers and harbors: 

Appropriations for improvements. H. R. 4285 (Small). 
House Report 46. Passed House. Senate Report 81. 
Passed Senate July 2G. Conference: Sennte Docu- 
ment 09, House Report 11G. Public law No. 37. 

(V) Russia: 

Congratulations to Republic — 

H. Con. Res. 1 (Goodwin). House Report 12. 
S. Con. Res. 7. Passed Senate June 2G. 

(VV) Socialistic periodicals: 

Relating to suppression of. See under "Post Office." 

(W) Smithsonian Institution: 

Use of grounds for buildings. See under "Army." 

(WW) War-risk insurance: 

To amend act. Sec under " Merchant marine." 



CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 23 

BILLS NOT LISTED AS WAR MEASURES. 

(Za) Agriculture: 

S. J.Res. 39 (Gore). Cattle tick, for eradication of. 

Senate Report 38. 
S. Res. 137 (Shields). Ammonia and nitrogen, to pro- 
vide for investigation, Agreed to in Senate. ' 
(Zb) Appropriations: 

H. R. 122 (Fitzgerald). Appropriations for mileage, 
stationery, and pages, House of Representatives. 
House Report 2. Public law No. 1. 
H. R. 7572 (Fitzgerald). Appropriations for mileage, 
Members of Congress, and continuing President's 
$100,000,000 allotment. Passed House and Senate. 
Public law No. 92. 
H. R. 5405 (Fitzgerald). Appropriations for pages in 
House and Senate. Public law No. 28. 
(Z.c) Bridges and dams: 

H. R. 1079 (Knutson). Mississippi River, Minn., au- 
thority to build bridge. House Report 22. S. 100G- 
substituted. 
II. R. 2343 (Bland). Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind.. 
authority to build bridge. House Report 34. Senate 
Report 42. Public law No. 1G. 
II. R. 3G41 (Kraus). Wabash River at Logansport, 
Inch, authority to build bridge. House Report 98. 
S. 210G substituted. 
H. R. 4232 (Park)- Flint River, Ga., authority to 
extend time limit for completing bridge. House 
Report 101. Passed House. Senate Report 150. 
Passed Senate. Public law No. G9. 
II. R. 4427 (Hastings). Arkansas River, Okla., author- 
ity to build bridge. House Report 104. S. 2710 sub- 
stituted. 
II. R, 4945 (Borland). Missouri River, Kansas City, 
Mo., authority to extend time limit for completing 
bridge. liousa Report 99. 
H. R. 5147 (Wingo). Arkansas .River, Fort Smith, 
Ark., authority to build bridge. House Report 105. 
H. R. 5250 (Wilson). Bayou Macon, Wisner, La., 

authority to build bridge. House Report 102. 
II. R. 52G7 (Cooper), fug River. W. Va., authority 
to build bridge. House Report 10G. S. 2GG3 sub- 
stituted. 
II. R. 5335 (Langley). Big Sandy River, Ky. and 
W. Va., authority to build bridge. House Report 
113. Passed House. Senate Report 133. Passed 
Senate. Public law No. 4G. 
H. R. 533G (Caraway). Little River, Ark., authority 
to build bridge. House Report 112. 



24 CONGEES^ IN THE WAR. 

(Ac) Bridges and dams — Continued. 

11. R. 5431 (Goodwin). Saline River, Ark., authority 

to build bridge. House Report 111. Passed House. 

Public law No. 47. 
H. R. 5041) (Jacoway). Arkansas River, Ark., author- 
ity to extend time limit for completion of bridge. 

House Report 129. S. 2830 substituted. 
H. R. 5819 (Copley). Authority to build bridge. 

House Report 1G4. 
H. R. 5839 (Esch). Mississippi River, Aitkin County, 

Minn., authority to build bridge. House Report 146. 

Senate Report 140. Passed Senate. Public law 

No. 54. 
H. R. 0045 (Caraway). Authority to build bridge. 

House Report 158. S. 2938 substituted. 
H. R. G17G (Neely). Monongalicla River, W. Va. 

House Report 204. 
H. R. G310 (Cooper). Mahoning River, Ohio. House 

Report 174. Passed House and Senate. Public law 

No. 75. 
H. R.G3SG (Jacoway). Arkansas River, Little Rock, 

Ark. House Report 187. S. 2937 substituted. 
H. R. G412 (Blanton ) . Rio Grande River, El Paso, Tex. 

House Report 190. 
S. 100G (Nelson). Mississippi River, Morrison County, 
• Minn., authority to build bridge. House Report 21. 

Senate Report 28. Public, 13. 
S. 1007 (Nelson). Mississippi River, Bemidji, Minn., 

authority to build bridge. Senate Report 33. House 

Report 20. Public, 14. 
S. 2106 (Watson). Wabash River, Ind., authority to 

build bridge. Senate Report 34. House Report 100. 

Public, 33. 
S. 2434 (Nelson). Mississippi River, Cass and Itasca 

Counties. Minn., authority to build bridge. Senate 

Report 72. House Report 103. Passed House. Pub- 
lic law No. 57. 
S. 2435 (Nelson). Mississippi River, Cass and Itasca 

Counties, Minn., authority to build bridge. Senate 

Report 122. Passed Senate. House Report 147. 

Passed Plouse. Public law No. 58. 
S. 2GG3 (Pomerene). Tug River, W. Va. Senate Re- 
port 121. Passed Senate and House. Public law 

No. 81. 
S. 2G6G (Robinson). Arkansas River, Ark., authority 

to build bridge. Senate Report SS. Public law 30. 
S. 2GG7 (Ransdell). Bayou Macon, Wisner La., author- 
ity to build bridge. Senate Report S9. Public law 34. 
S. 2G88 (Stone). Missouri River, Kansas City, Mo., 

to extend time for completion. Senate Report 101. 

Passed Senate. House Report IIS. 
S. 2G95 (Robinson). Little River, Ark., authority to 

build bridge. Senate Report 91. Public law 35. 



CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 



25 



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Bridges and dams — Continued. 

S. 2710 (Owen). Arkansas River, Okla., authority to 

build bridge. Senate Report 107. Passed Senate. 

House Report 151. Passed House. Public law No. 59. 

S. 2774 (Sutherland). Little Kanawha River, W. Va., 

authority to build bridge. Senate Report 12G. 

Passed Senate. House Report 150. Passed House. 

Public law No. G3. 

S. 27S5 (Ransdell). Mermentau River, La., authority 

to build lock and dam. Senate Report 112. Passed 

Senate. House Report 135. Public law 42. 

S. 2813 (Bankhead). Mobile Bay, Ala., authority to 

build bridge. House Report 52. Senate Report 127. 

Passed Senate. House Report 152. Passed House 

Public law No. 51. 

Red River, Sarcas Ferry, Tex. 

Passed Senate. House Report 

Public law No. 52. 

Fox River, at Elgin, 111., authority 

Senate Report 120. Passed Senate. 



. 281G (Sheppard). 

Senate Report 128. 

149. Passed House. 
. 2S23 (Lewis). 

to build bridge. 



Passed House. Public law No. 03. 
S. 2830 (Robinson). Arkansas River, Ark., authority 

to extend time for completing bridge. Senate Report 

118. Passed Senate and House. Public law No. 44. 
S. 2878 (Simmons). Waccamaw River,,Pireway Ferry, 

N. C., authority to build bridge. Senate Report 132. 

Passed Senate. House Report 1G7. Passed House. 

Public law No. GO. 

Arkansas River, Little Rock, Ark. 
Passed Senate and House. Pub- 



S. 2937 (Robinson). 
Senate Report 149. 
lie law No. 84. 

S. 2938 (Robinson) 
Ark. Senate Report 143. 
Public law No. 07. 

S. 2947 (Sheppard). Rio Grande River, El Paso, Tex. 
Senate Report 151. Passed Senate and House. Pub- 
lic law No. 85. 



Little River, Poinsett County, 
Passed Senate and House. 



(Zd). 



Cannon donations: 
S. 291 (McKellar). 



Senate Rc- 



(Zc) 



Murfreesboro, Tenn. 

port 24. Passed Senate. 
S. 1420 (Shields). Nashville, Tenn. Senate Report 

25. Passed Senate. 
S. 17G7 (Shields). Lewisburg, Tenn. Senate Report 

2G. Passed Senate. 
S. 2920 (Overman). Carthage, N. C. Passed Senate 

and House. Public law No. 83. 

Coinage: 

II. R. 354S (Ashbrook). Twenty-five cent piece, to 
modify design. House Report 7S. Public, 27. 

S. 2099 (Owen). Twenty-five cent piece, to'inodify de- 
sign. Senate Report 31. II. R. 354S substituted. 



28 CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 

(Zf) Constitution: 

S. J. Res. 17 (Sheppard). National prohibition. See 
under " Liquor." 

S. J. Res. 2 (Jones, N. MeX.) and H. J. Res. 1 (Raker). 
Woman suffrage. See under "Woman suffrage." 

S. J. Res. 12 (Shafroth). To abolish electoral college 
and change time of inaugurations and terms of Sen- 
ators and Representatives. Senate Report 105 (ad- 
verse). 

S. J. Res. 00 (Brandegee). Relating to procedure in 
amending Constitution. Reported Deo. 17, 1017. 

(Zg) Courts: 

H. R. 204 (Igoe). Missouri, additional judge for. 
House Report 210. 

H. R. 5558 (Thompson). Oklahoma, to amend judicial 
code relating to districts. House Report 207. 

S. 70 (Walsh). Montana, additional judge for. Re- 
ported without amendment May 21, Passed Senate. 

S. 74G (Williams). Mississippi, additional judge for. 
Reported without amendment July 0. Passed Senate. 

S. 1S3G (Shields). Tennessee, judge for middle dis- 
trict. Reported without amendment May 20. Passed 
Senate. 

S. 211G (Gerry). Rhode Island, increase salary dis- 
trict attorney. Reported without amendment May 
28. Passed Senate. 

S. 24S0 (Overman). District of Columbia, additional 
justices for Supreme Court. Reported July 23. 
Passed Senate, House Report 216. 

S. 2777 (Hollis). NeAv Hampshire, additional judge 
for first district. Passed Senate without report. 

S. 28G0 (Culberson). Transfer Hardeman County, 
Tex., court district. Passed Senate. 

S. 201G (Johnson, Cal.). Jurisdiction under workmen's 
compensation laws. See under "Labor" (Zo:0. 

Public 03 (Trading with enemy act). Contains pro- 
visions bearing on Bankruptcy laws. 

(Zh) Customs: 

H. R. 344 (Smith, N. Y.). To regulate salaries in Cus- 
todian Service. House Report 202. 

S. 2203 (McCumber). Northgate, N. Dak., to make 
port of entry. Senate Report 54. Passed Senate. 
House Report 182. Passed House. Public law No. G5. 

S. J. Res. 00 (Calder). Distilled spirits imported, to 
allow exporting within three years. Passed Senate 
without report. House Report 183. Passed House. 
Public resolution No. 15. 

(Zi) District of Columbia: 

S. 1800 (Fletcher). Real estate belonging to I. O. O. 

F., to amend law. Public, 0. 
S. 2123 (Smith, Md.). Pediatry, to regulate practice. 

Senate Report 45. Passed Senate. 



CONGEESS I3S THE WAR. 27 

(Zi) District of Columbia — Continued. 

S. 2489 (Overman). Additional justices for Supreme 

Court. See under " Courts." 
H. J. Ees. 23 (Foster). Government fuel yards, to 

establish in District of Columbia. House Report 1S9. 

(Zj) Fisheries: 

S;. 1481 (Chamberlain). Columbia River fisheries, re- 
garding jurisdiction of Washington and Oregon. 
Reported May 21, 11)17. 

(Zk) Foreign: 

S. J. Res. 86 (Stone). Aurelio Callozo, of Cuba, to admit 
to West Point, Senate Report 92. Passed Senate. 

(Zl) Homesteads: 

S. 937 (Myers). Amending law as to certificates and 
proof of residence. S # enate Report 159. 

S. 955 (Myers). Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Mont. 
Senate Report 1C2. 

S. 2493 (Kendrick). Stock-raising homesteads, to 
amend section 3 of act of December 29, 1910. Senate 
Report 14G. Passed Senate. 

S.277G (Jones, N.Mex.). Stock-grazing lands, for clas- 
sification in certain States. Senate Report 115. 
Passed Senate. 

(Zm) Incorporations: 

S. 23G0 (Wadsworth). American Academy of Engineers. 
Senate Report 8G. Passed Senate. 

(Zma) Indians: 

H. R. 195 (Carter, Okla.). Choctaws and Chickasaws, 
Oklahoma, for sale of mineral deposits. House Re- 
port 192. Passed House. 

II. R. 2G9 (Kayclen).. For construction of roads, 
bridges, etc., on reservations. House Report 191. 

H. R. 1GS1 (Hastings). Five Civilized Tribes, to con- 
fer authority to superintendents. House Report 19G. 
Report withdrawn. 

H. R. 35G8 (Chandler, Okla.). Osage Tribe, Okla- 
homa, to emplo}^ attorney. House Report 193. 

S. 934 (Myers).' Crow Indian Reservation, Mont. 
See under " Public lands." 

S. 385 (Ashurst). To permit mining for metalliferous 
minerals on reservations. Senate Report 1GG. 

S. 932 (Myers). Flathead Reservation, Mont. See 
under " Public lands." 

S. 955 (Myers). Fort Peck, Mont. See under " Public 
lands." * 

S. J. Res. 24 (Myers). Crow Indians in Montana. See 
under " Public lands." 

(Zn) Interstate and foreign commerce: 

S. 1419 (Shields). Water-power bill. Senate Report 
179. Passed Senate. 



28 CONGRESS IN THE WAK. 

(Zo) Irrigation: 

S. J. Res. 43 ( Jones, Wash.). Yakima, Wash., Indian 
project, to make funds available for. Reported April 
30. Passed' Senate. 
See also under "Reclamation,'' 

(Zoa) Labor: 

Social insurance, for commission on. House Report 218. 

Workmen's compensation laws, to amend Judicial Code 
relating to jurisdiction of district courts. S. 201G 
(Johnson, Cal.). Senate Report 139. Passed Sen- 
ate and House. Public law No. 82. 

(Zp) Liquor: 

S;2660 (Broussard). Industrial alcohol, to permit ex- 
emptions under bone-dry law. Senate Report 110. 

S. J. Res. 17 (Sheppard). National prohibition by con- 
stitutional amendment. Senate Report 52. Passed 
Senate. House Report 211. Passed House and en- 
acted. Takes no law number, as it does not require 
signature of President, 

S. J.Res. 99 (Calder). Distilled spirits imported, to al- 
low exporting within three years. See under "•Cus- 
toms." 

(Zq) Merchant marine: 

H.R.498S (Alexander). Steamer Colder, to authorize 
change of name. House Report 119. 

S. 1463 (Husting). Establish aid to navigation at Fond 
du Lac, Wis. Senate Report 183. 

S. 1462 (Husting). Establish fog signal at Port Wash- 
ington, Wis. Senate Report 1S2. 

S. 1544 (Fletcher). Decisions of local inspectors, 10 pro- 
vide appeals from. Senate Report 59. Passed Senate. 

S. 1545 (Fletcher). Relating to crews of vessels. Senate 
Report 60. Passed Senate. 

S. 1546 (Fletcher). Petroleum, etc., to permit shipments. 
Senate Report 61. Passed Senate. 

S. 1547 (Fletcher), Motor-boat law, to amend. Senate 
Report 62. Passed Senate. 

S. 1549 (Fletcher). Require numbering and recording 
undocumented vessels. Senate Report 63. Passed 
Senate. 

S. 2469 (Harding). Steamer Colder, to authorize change 
of name. Senate Report 80. Passed^ Senate. 

(Zr) Monuments and memorials: 

H. J. Res. 70 (Linthicum). James Buchanan, to erect 
statue. House Report 38. 

(Zra) National Parks: 

S. 1555 (Shafroth). Establish Rocky Mountain Park, 
Colorado. Senate Report 169. 

(Zrb) Pensions: 

H. R. 7634 (Sherwood). Omnibus pension bill. House 
Report 214. Passed House. 



CONGRESS ]JS THE WAR. 29 

(Zs) Post office: 

S. J. Res. 00 (Bankhead). Pneumatic tube, to make 
appropriation available. Public resolution 4. 

S. J. Pes. 114 (Bankhead). Extending- powers of pneu- 
matic tube commission. Passed Senate and House. 
Public resolution 19. 

(Zt) Public lands: 

S. 23 (Pittman). To grant 7,000,000 acres of land to 
Nevada for public schools. Senate Report 152. 

S. 20 (Pittman). Interstate timber cutting by mining 
concerns, to permit. Senate Report 153. 

S. 44 (Walsh). Reclamation settlers, to grant addi- 
tional rights. See under " Reclamation." 

S. 93 (Smoot). To consolidate national forest lands. 
Senate Report 173. 

S. 95 (Smoot). Alaskan coal lands, to provide for 
agricultural entries in. Senate Report 174. 

S. 102 (Smoot). Relating to vacancies in district land 
offices. Senate Eeport 175. 

S. 309 (Poindexter). Port Angeles, Wash., conveyance 
of lands. Senate Report 77. Passed Senate. Passed 
House. Public law No. 50. 

S. 3S9 (Ashurst). Timber cutting on Coconino and 
Tusayan National Forests, Ariz. Senate Report 155. 

S. 730 (Warren ) . Granting coal lands to Kaycee, Wyo. 
Senate Report 171. Passed Senate. 

S. 932 (Myers). Providing for stock-watering privi- 
leges on Flathead Indian Reservation, Mont. Senate 
Report 150. ( 

S. 934 (Myers). Pertaining to withdrawals, Huntley 
irrigation project, Montana. Senate Report 157. 

S. 930 (Myers). Conveying land to Bozeman, Mont. 
Senate Report 158. 

S. 950 (Myers). Nonmineral entry of mineral and coal 
lands in Alaska. Senate Report 101. 

S. 939 (Myers). Relating to newspaper notices. Sen- 
ate Report 100. 

S. J. Res. 24 (Myers). To dispose of Montana lands 
ceded by Crow Indians. Senate Report 104. 

S. 2423 (Chamberlain). California & Oregon Railroad 
lands, relating to taxes. Senate Report 79. Passed 
Senate. 

See also under " Homestead.' 1 

(Zu) Reclamation: 

H. R. 3135 (Hayclen). Yuma project, Arizona. House 

Report 199. 
H. R. 4954 (Raker). Reclamation law. To apply to 

irrigation districts. House Report 93. 
S. 27 "(Pittman). To encourage reclamation in Nevada. 

Senate Report 170. Passed Senate. 
S. 44 (Walsh). Granting additional rights to settler?. 

Senate Report 154. 



30 GONGBESS IN THE WAR. 

(Zv) Rivers and harbors: 

S. J. Res. 93 (Jones, Wash.)- Willapa Harbor and 
River, Wash. To improve. Senate Report 123. 
Public resolution 11. 

(Zw) Woman suffrage: 

S. 2380 (Shafroth). Suffrage for Hawaii. Senate Re- 
port 108. Passed Senate. 

Ii. J. Res. 1 (Raker). Suffrage by constitutional amend- 
ment. House Report 219. 

S. J. Res. 2 (Jones, N. Mex.). Suffrage by constitu- 
tional amendment. Senats Report 130. 

II. Res. 12 (Raker). For committee on woman suffrage 
in House. House Report 163. Passed House. 

(Zx) Miscellaneous subjects: 

S. 34G (Gallinger). Botanic Garden, to increase area 

of. Senate Report G7. Passed Senate. 
S. 1553 (Smith, Ariz.). Migratory birds, relating to. 

Senate Report 27. Passed Senate. 
S. 2180 (Nelson). Minnesota and Wisconsin boundary 

dispute, relating to. Reported May 28 without 

amendment. 
S. 2852 (Hardwick). Public building at Moultrie, Ga., 

to increase limit of cost. Senate Report 144. Passed 

Senate. 
S. J. Res. 28 (Overman). Capitol police, for additional 

force of. Passed Senate; reconsidered. S. J. Res. 

30 substituted. 
S. J. Res. 30 (Overman). Capitol police, for additional 

force of. Passed Senate. House Report 115. 
S. J. Res. 101 (Smith, Ariz.). For Government control 

of print-paper industry. Senate Report 177. 
S. J. Res. 102 (Martin). To advance October salaries 

to Senate and House employees. Passed Senate and 

House. Public resolution 13. 
S. J. Res. 103 (Smoot). Pay $1,G00 to J. S. McCoy for 

extra services. Passed Senate. 
S. J. Res. 110 (Smith, Ga.). Vocational Education 

Board, authority to rent quarters. Passed Senate. 

House Report 229. 
S. J. Res. 115 (Overman). Telephone operators for 

Capitol Building, provide for additional number. 

Passed Senate. 
H. R. G094 (Clark, Fla.). Public building at Durant. 

Okla. To increase limit of cost. House Report 154. 

Passed House and Senate. Public law No. 72. 
H. J. Res. 188 (Carlin). Extend effective date of 

tion 10 of Clayton antitrust law. House Report 227. 

S. J. Res. 106 (Overman). Reported Dec. 7. 1017. 

Passed Senate. 
H. J. Res. 193 (Fitzgerald). To advance December 

salaries to Senate and House employees. Public 

resolution 18. 

'Zv) Private bills are not listed by subjects. 



PUBLIC LAWS ENACTED IN THE SIXTY-FIFTH 

CONGRESS. 

No. 

1. Appropriations for mileage, stationery, and pages, House of 

Representatives. (H. R. 122.) 

2. General deficiency appropriations. (IT. R. 12.) 

3. War bonds, seven billions, authority to issue. (IT. R. 27G2.) 

4. Assignment of fleet naval reserve to active duty. (IT. R. 1771.) 

5. For extension of minority enlistments, naval service. (IT. R. 

200S.) 
G. Authority for additional officers, Hydrographic Office, Navy. 
(H. R. 2338.) 

7. Increase of midshipmen at Annapolis. (II. R. 2339.) 

8. Increase age limit for officers, Naval Reserve. (II. R. 2340.) 

9. Amending act to authorize I. O. O. F. to sell real estate in Dis- 

trict. (S. 1S00.) 

10. Relating to foreign enlistments in United States. (H. R. 2S93.) 

11. Army appropriations. (IT. R. 13.) 

12. War Army bill, draft and selective service. (IT. R. 3545.) 

13. Bridge, Mississippi River. (S. 100G.) 

14. Bridge, Mississippi River. (S. 1007.) 

15. Relating to enlistments in Naval Reserve Corps. (IT. R. 2337.) 
1G. Bridge, Wabash River. (IT. R. 2343.) 

17. Increase enlisted strength of Navy and Marine Corps. (H. R. 

3340.) 

18. Military Academy appropriations. (IT. R. 14.) 

19. Car-service regulations. (H. R. 328.) 

20. "War-risk insurance for seamen. (S. 2133.) 

21. Sundry civil appropriations. (H. R. 11.) 

22. Issuance of rifles to State troops. (S. 995.)* 

23. Army and Navy deficiency appropriations. (H. R. 3971.) 

24. Suppression of espionage. (IT. R. 291.) 

25. Amending Federal reserve act. (H. R. 3G73.) 
2G. Condemnation of land for Army. (S. 2453.) 

27. Modification of 25-cent piece. (IT. R. 3548.) 

28. Appropriations for pages in House and Senate.^ (H. R. 5405.) 

29. Aeronautics personnel and appropriations. (IT. R. 532G.) 

30. Bridge, Arkansas River. (S, 2GGG.) 

31. Authority to acquire aviation training sites, San Diego, Cal. 

(H. R. 4892.) 

32. Relief of homesteaders in military or naval service. (S. 1811.) 

33. Bridge, Wabash River. (S. 210G.)* 

34. Brido-e. Bavou Macon, La. (S.-2GG7.) 

35. Bridge, Little River. Ark. (S. 2G95.) 

3G. Protection of desert-land entrymen in Army or Navy. (IT. R. 

3331.) 
37. Rivers and harbors impropriations. (H. R. 4285.) 

31 



32 CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 

No. 

38. Increasing membership, Interstate Commerce Commission. (S. 

1816.) _ 
30. For priority of railroad shipments and control of train service. 

(S. 23500 

40. Food-survey authorization. (H. R. 41 SS.) 

41. Food-control authorization. (H. R. 4001.) 

42. Authority for lock and dam, Mermentau River, La. (S. 2785.) 

43. War bonds, authority for second Liberty Loan issue. (II. R. 

5901.) 

44. Bridge, Arkansas River. (S. 2830.) 

45. Authority to construct building for Treasury Department. 

(S. 2477.) 

46. Bridge, Big Sandy River. (H. R. 5335.) 

47. Bridge, Saline River, Ark. (H. R. 5431.) 

48. Creating aircraft board. (S. 2705.) 

40. Authority to explore for nitrates and potassium. (S. 21 50.) 

50. "War-revenue measure. (H. R. 4280.) 

51. Bridge, Mobile Bay, Ala. (S. 2813.) 

52. Bridge, Red River, Tex. (S. 2810.) 

53. Bridge, Fox River, 111. (S. 2S23.) 

54. Bridge, Mississippi River, Minn. (H. R. 5S30.) 

oo. Providing repatriation of citizens in armies of allies. (S. 2023.) 
50. Conveying land to Port Angeles, Wash. (S. 300.) 

57. Bridge, Mississippi River, Minn. (S. 2434.) 

58. Bridge, Mississippi River. Minn. (S. 2435.) 
50. Bridge, Arkansas River, Okla. (S. 2710.) 

00. Bridge, Waccamaw River, N. C. (S. 2878.) 

01. For larger circulation, of notes of small denomination. (S. 2022.) 

02. Providing for Navy air-station site at Cape May, N. J. (S. 

2437.) 

03. Bridge, Little Kanawha River, W. Va. (S. 2774.) 

64. Urgent deficiencj'' measure appropriating $5,350,000,010. (H. R. 

5040.) 

65. Establishing port of entry at Northgate, N. Dak. (S. 2203.) 

66. Allowing dependents to receive pay while absent abroad. (S. 

2883.) 

67. Bridge, Little River, Ark. (S. 203.8.) 

68. Regulating use of explosives during war. (PI. R. 3032.) 
00. Bridge, Flint River, Ga. (H. R. 4232.) 

70. Providing for property lost by seamen. (H. R. 5047.) 

71. Permission to take public-land affidavits before military authori- 

ties. (II. R. 508-1) 

72. Public building at Durant, Okla. (H. R. 0004.) 

73. Permitting coastwise trade by foreign vessels. (II. R. 0175.) 

74. Providing six months' gratuity to dependents of deceased sailors, 

in Navy. (II. R. 0300.) 

75. Bridge. Mahoning River, Ohio. (H. R. G310.) 

70. Providing commissions in Army staff corps and removing age 
limits of Reserve Corps officers requiring discharge. (H. R. 
5(h) 

77. Extending liquor and immorality sections of Army draft law to 

Navy. (H. R. 6362.) 

78. Prescribing court-martial procedure in Navy. (H. R. 6303.) 



CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 33 

No. 

79. Appointing chaplains at large in Army. (S. '2527.) 

80. Preventing publication of military inventions. (S. 2531.) 

81. Bridge, Tug River, W. Va. (S. 2GG3.) 

82. Amending Judicial Code relating to jurisdiction of district courts 

in workmen's compensation laws. (S. 291G.) 

83. Donating cannon to Carthage, N. C. (S. 2920.) 
81. Bridge, Arkansas River, Ark. (S. 2937.) 

85. Bridge, Rio Grande River, Tex. (S. 2917.) 

8G. Relating to Medical and Dental Corps. (H. R. 4897.) 

87. Fixing 10 cents as commutation price for rations in Navy. (H. R. 

5G1G.) 

88. Establishing new ratings for enginemen, blacksmiths, etc., in 

Navy. (H. R. 5G1S.) 

89. Distribution of Cavalry units in Army, providing for. (H. R. 

5918.) 

90. Providing military and naval insurance. (II. R. 5723.) 

91. Regulating trading with enemy. (H. R. 49G0.) 

92. Deliciency appropriations for Members' mileage and for continu- 

ing President's $100,000,000 fund. (H. R. 7572.) _ 

93. Increasing Naval Academy enrollment. (H. R. G967.) 

94. Authorizing absence of homestead entrymen during war. (S. 

2334.) 



PUBLIC RESOLUTIONS ENACTED IN THE SIXTY-FIFTH 

CONGRESS. 

No. 

1. Declaring war on Germany. (S. J. 1.) 

2. Authority to seize enemy vessels. (S. J. 42.) 

3. Authority to Red Cross to erect temporary buildings. (S. J. 

01.) ' " 

4. Money made available for pneumatic tube investigation, Postal 

Service. (S. J. GG.) 

5. Permission to War Department to erect buildings on Smith- 

sonian grounds. (H. J. 94.) 

6. Relating to eligibility of retired Army, engineer officers. (S. J. 

7. Correcting error in sundry-civil law relating to salary of Panama 

governor. (H. J. 105.) 

8. Extending time for Niagara water diversions. (S. J. 13.) 

9. Pensions m Public Health Service. (S. J. G7.) 

10. Excusing, soldiers and sailors from assessment work on mining 

claims. (S. J. 33.) 

11. For improving Willapa River and Harbor, Wash. (S. J. 93.) 

12. Suspending labor requirements of owners of mining claims dur- 

ing war. (S. J. 78.) 

13. Advancing October salaries to House and Senate employees. 

(S. J. 102.) 

14. Authority to extend reclamation funds for drainage in Texas and 

New Mexico. (S.J. 89.) 

15. To allow exporting of distilled spirits within three years of im 

portation. (S. J. 99.) 
1G. Authorizing land purchases by Ordnance Bureau, War Depart- 
ment. (H. J. 1G2.) 

17. Declaring war on Austria-Hungary. (S. J. 111.) 

18. Advancing December salaries of Senate and House employees. 

(H. J. 193.) 

19. Extending powers of pneumatic tube commission. (S. J. 114.) 

34 






LAWS OF SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS WITH DIRECT OR 
INDIRECT BEARING ON TRANSATLANTIC WAR. 

ARMY. 

No. of Low. 

Public, 85. Army reorganization (national defense act). 
Public, 5G. Establishing medal of honor roll. 

Public, 79. Authority to issue supplies to military schools and 
, colleges. 

Public, GO. Increasing cadets at West Point. 
Public, 92. Appropriating $200,000 for National Guard. 
Public, 133, Urgent deficiency appropriations, Army and Navy. 
Public, 191. Military Academy appropriations (1st sess.). 
Public, 242. Army appropriations (1st sess.). 
Public, 309. Appropriations for fortifications. 
Public, 349. Authority to transfer certain retired officers to active 

list. 
Public resolution, 11. Authority to increase enlisted men for Mexican 

campaign. 
Public resolution, 23. Drafting of militia into Regular Army. 
Public resolution, 32. Relief of homesteaders in Mexican campaign. 
Public resolution, 35. Amending national defense act relative to 

reserve officers' training camps. 

Note. — Provision for creation of Council of National Defense 
embodied in Public, 242. 

NAVY. 

Public, 18. Increasing midshipmen at Annapolis. 
Public, 113. Authority for building two submarines. 
Public, 241. Naval appropriations (1st sess.). 
Public, 391. Naval appropriations (2cl sess.). 

Public resolution 56. Appropriating $1'50,000,000 to speed war 
preparations. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Public, £71. Revenue, income tax, and creation of Tariff Com- 
mission. 

Public, 377. Revenue act (2d sess.). 

Public, 2G0. Creation of Shipping Board. 

Public, 319. Threats against President. 

Public, 305. Desecration of flag in District of Columbia. 

Public, 157. For relief of destitute Americans in Mexico. 

Public resolution, 39. For probe of cost of living in District of Co- 
lumbia. 

Public resolution, 52. Relief day for Ruthenians. 

35 



PAET II. 
STATUS OF ALL LEGISLATION (NUMERICAL). 

EXPLANATORY NOTES. 

House bills, House joint resolutions, Senate bills, and Senate joint 
resolutions are listed separately. Under each of these four headings 
the bills and resolutions are given numerically. 

When the number of a public bill or resolution is not to be found 
it will thereupon be evident that the bill for which information is 
sought never got further than the committee. 

Private bills and resolutions are listed only when said bills are 
enacted into laws, the number of the law being indicated in each 
case. 

Examples are herewith given, so the searcher will have a thorough 
understanding of the compilation: If looking for H. E. 1G55, a star 
will be found in the first column to the right. As indicated at the 
head of the column, H. E. 1G55 was reported out of committee but 
had no further action. If looking for H. E. 5271, a star will bo 
found in the second column to the right. As indicated at the head 
of the column, H. E. 5271 passed the House but had no further 
action. If looking for S. 383, the star under the column headed 
"'Eeported in the House," will indicate this was the last action and 
that the bill did not pass the House. 

The law number of each bill approved by the President is given 
in the next to the last column. 

The alphabetical references in the last column is a new departure 
in compilation. An example of its value is herewith given. A con- 
stituent writes to his Member asking for support of H. E. 328. The 
Member refers to 328 in the numerical index and sees at a glance 
that the bill has become a law. Then in the last column opposite 328 
will be found the letter "K." Turn to the subject index in Part I, and 
under the heading " K " will be found the title of the bill and full 
history. 

REFERENCE TABLE. 



(1) 


S. 100G substituted. 


(2) 


Included in H. E. 201. 


(3) 


See S. 


1816. 


(4) 


SeeS. 


2133. 


(C) 


See S. 


2350. 


(7) 


SeeS. 


J. Ees. G7. 


(8) 


See S. 


1811. 


(9) 


SeeS. 


2GG3. 



36 



CONGBESS IN THE WAR. .'} J 

See S. 2830. 

H. R. 291 substituted. 

Reported and afterwards recommitted. 

H. R. 2338 substituted. 

H. It. 200S substituted. 

H. K. 1771 substituted. 

H. R. 2310 substituted. 

H. It. 2339 substituted. 

S. J. Res. 42 substituted. 

Reconsidered and postponed indefinitely; H. R. 3545 substi- 
tuted. 

H. It. 3330 substituted. 

H. It. 3548 substituted. 

H. R. 4188 substituted. 

Included in H. R.4188. 

Postponed indefinitely, account passage food bill. 

Reported adversely. 

S. J. Res. 1 substituted. 

S. J. Res. 42 substituted. 

S. J. Res. Gl substituted. 

S. J. Res. 13 substituted. 

Reconsidered and postponed indefinitely; S. J. Res. 30 substi- 
tuted. 

See H. R. 4188. 

Postponed indefinitely: see S. J. Res. 42. 

S. 210G substituted. 

S. 2710 substituted. 

S. 2922 substituted. 

S. Res. 140 substituted. 

S. 2938 substituted. 

Reported adversely. 

Laid on table ; S. 2937 passed instead. 

Passed Congress but not enacted because of " pocket veto " by 
President. See H. J. Res. 174, introduced in second session. 

Report withdrawn. 

S. 2066 substituted. 

S. 2667 substituted. 

S. 2947 substituted. 

Sent to conference. 

S. 2334 substituted. 

S. J. Res. Ill substituted. 

Resolution proposing constitutional amendment does not re- 
quire signature of President; takes no law number. 



HOUSE BILLS. 



No. 



11 

12 

13 

14 

122 

195 

269 

291 

294 

328 

344 

646 

1655 

1679 

1681 

1691 

1770 

1771 

2008 

2298 

2316 

2337 

2338 

2339 

2340 

2343 

2762 

2893 

3132 

3135 

3232 

3330 

3331 

3349 

3545 

3548 

3568 

3641 

3650 

3673 

3932 

3971 

4050 



I 

Reported 
in House. 


Passed 
Uouse. 


Reported 
in Senate. 


Enacted into law. 


Reference 

to subject 

index in 

Part I. 




Public 21 


B. 








Public 2 


B. 








Public 11 


B. 








Public 18 


B. 








Public 1.. 


Zb. 


(*) 


(*) 




Zma. 






Zma. 






Public 24 


HH. 


(*) 






7 e 


. 




Public 19 


(*) 

(*) 

0) 

(43) 
(*) 
(*) 






Zh. 







Private 2 


r 








Zc. 








Zma. 


. 






BB. 








MM. 






Public 4 

Public 5 


O. 








O. 


(*) 












(47) 
Public 15 

Public 6 


HH. 


.. . . _ 






O. 








O. 




* 




Public 7 

Public 8 

Public 16 

Public 3 

Public 10 


O. 








O. 









Zc. 








GG. 








HH. 


333 






NN. 








Zu. 








T. 






Public 17 

Public 36. 


O. 








T. 


(2) 






HH. 








Public 12 


BB. 








Public 27 ' Zft. 


(*) 








Zina. 

Zc. 

K. 

C. 

N. 

B. 

MM. 


(*) 


(35) 






(3) 








Public 25 

Public 68 

Public 23 


(4) 








CONCKESS IX THE WAR. 

HOUSE BILLS-Continued. 



No. 


Reported 
in House. 


Passed 
House. 


Reported 
in Senate. 


i 
Enacted into law. 

Public 40 


4188 








4232 








Public 69 . 


4280 








Public 50 . 


42S5 








Public 37. 


4427 


(*) 

(6) 
(7) 


(36) 






4431 






4467 








4503 


. . 






4617 


(48) 


_ 




4892 




Public 31. 


4897 








Public 86 


4945 


(*) 

(*) 






4954 








4958 


(*) 






4960 




Public 91 


4961 








Public 41 


4988 


(*) 

(8) 








4991 








5082 






Public 71 


5147 


(44) 

(45) 

(9) 

(*) 

(*) 








5250 








5267 








5269 








5271 


(*) 






5287 






5326 






Public 29 


5335 








Public 46 


5336 


(*) 






5405 






Public 28 ! 


5431 








Public 47... | 


5558 


(*) 








5646 


~~ 






Public 87 1 

Public 70 J 

Public ,88 


5647 








5648 








5649 


. 

(10) 

(*) 

• 








5667 








5723 






Public 90 


5819 


(*) 








5833 






Private 3 


5839 
5901 








Public 54 

Public 43 - 


5918 






— 




Public 89 


5949 


Public 64 


6045 


(39) 


. . _ 




...i 


6094 






Public 72 


6175 




. . 




Public 73 



39 



Reference 

to subject 

index in 

Part I. 



A. 

Zc. 

GG. 

UU. 

Zc, 

I. 

K. 

K. 

II. 

AA. 

BB. 

Zc. 

Zw. 

TT. 

HH. 

A. 

ft 

II. 
Zc. 
Zc. 
Zc. 

QQ- 

BB. 

QQ. 

AA. 

Zc. 

Zc. 

Zb. 

Zc. 

Zg- 

o. 
o. 
o. 

Zc. 
HH. 
JJ. 
Zc. 

Zy- 

Zc. 

GG. 

BB. 

B. 

Zc. 

Zx. 

HH. 



40 



CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 

HOUSE BILLS— Continued. 



No. 


Reported 
in House. 


Passed 
House. 


Reported 
in Senate. 


Enacted into law. 


Reference 

to subject 

index in 

Part I. 


G17G 


(*) 

(37) 






Zc. 


6180 








-C. 


6306 






Public 74 


0. 


6310 








Public 75 

Public 76 


Zc. 


63,50 








BB. 


6361 




(*) 




BB. 


6362 




Public 77 


O. 


6363 








Public 78 


O. 


63S6 


(41) 
(46) 






Zc. 


6412 








Zc. 


6967 






Public 93.. 


0. 


6975 


(*) 






0. 


7237 


(*) 




.. 


R. 


7572 




Public 92 


Zb. 


7634 


(*) 
(*) 


(*) 




Zrb. 


7697 






BB. 


7731 








C. 













HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 



No. 


Reported 
in House. 


Passed 
House. 


Reported 
in Senate. 


Enacted into law. 


Referenco 

to subject 

index in 

Part I. 


1 


(*) 
(*) 

(28) 
(29) 

(*) 

(30) 




Z\v. 


23 








Zi. 


24 








HE 


62 








MM. 


70 








Zr. 


86 








U. 


94 






Public Res. 5 

Public Res. 7 


BB. 


105 








B. 


109 


(31) 
(*) 






P. 


115 






- 


BB. 


116 




(42) 




QQ. 
BB. 


162 






Public Res. 16 


169 


(*) 


(49 

(*) 




HH. 


174 






QQ. 
Zx. 


• 188 






1S9 








Zoa. 


193 






Public Res. 18 


Zx. 


195 




(*) 




GG. 











41 



SENATE BILLS. 



No. 



2 

23 

26 

27 

44 

70 

93 

95 

102 

282 

291 

309 

315 

346 

352 

383 

3S5 

389 

634 

730 

746 

831 

932 

934 

936 

937 

939 

950 

955 

993 

994 

995 

1004 

1005 

1006 

1007 

1419 

1420 

1402 

1463 

1484 

1534 

1536 

1537 

1538 

1544 

42 



Reported 
in Senate. 

(ID 
(*) 
(*) 

(*) ' 

(*) 

• (*) 

(*) 


Passed 
| Senate. 


Reported 
in House. 


Enacted into law. 


Reference 

to subject 

index in 

Parti. 




• 


1 HH. 








Zt. 








Zt. 


(*) 






Zu. 






Zu. 


(*) 






Zg. 






Zt. 








Zt. 








Zt. 


(*) 
(*) 






BB. 






M, 




Public 56 ... 


Zt. 


(*) 
(*) 






I. 









Zx. 






L. 




(*) 




HH. 


(*) 
<*) 
(*) • 

(12) 
(*) 
(*) 
(*) 
(*) 
(*) 
(*) 
(*) 
(*) 
(*) 




ZUIM. 








Zt. 









HH. 


(*) 






Zt. 






Zg. 






K. 








Zt. 








Zt. 








Zt. 








Zl. 








Zt. 








zt. 








Zl. 








L. 








K. 






Public 22 


BB. 


(*) 
(*) 








L. 








L. 






Public 13 ; 

Public 14 J 

i 


Zc. 








Zc. 


(*) 

(*) 

(*) 

(14) 

(15) 


(*) 
(*) 




Zn. 






Zd. 






1 


Zq. 
Zq. 

zj. 

0. 












; 














0. 


(16) 








a 


(13) | 









0. 




(~*3 







Zq. 



CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 

SENATE BILLS— Continued. 



43 



1545 
1546 
1547 
1549 
1553 
1555 
1587 
1720 
1725 
17G7 
1786 
1796 
1797 
1S00 
1802 
1811 
1816 
1836 
1845 
1852 
1854 
1867 
1871 
1873 
2099 
2106 
2116 
2123 
2133 
2l56 
2180 
2203 
2263 
2334 
2344 
2356 
2360 
2380 
2423 
2434 
2435 
2437 
2447 
2453 
2463 
2469 
2477 
2481 



Pveported 
in Senate. 

-- - 

(*) 

(17) 


Passed 
Senate. . 

(*) 
(*) 
(*) 
(*) 

(*) 


Reported 
in tfouse. 


Enacted into law. 


Reference 

to subject 

index in 

Part I. 

Zq. 






Zq. 






Zq. 
Zq. 
Zx. 














Zrn, 








. O. 




(*) 




BB. 


CO 

(*) 
(*) 

(18) 






I. 


(*) 






Zd. 






BB. 






C. 






MM 




Public 9 


Zi. 





(*) 




HH. 




Public 32 

Public 38 , 


II. 








K. 





(*) 




Zg. 




Private 1 


O. 


(*) 

(20) 


(*) 
(*) 




BB. 






E. 


* 




HH. 


(19) 






BB. 






O. 


(21) 






Ze. 




Public 33 


Zc. 


(*) 








Zg. 


(*) 






Zi. 




Public 20 


MM. 








Public 49 


T. 


(*) 








Zx. 






Public 65 - 


Zh. 


(*) 








A. 




■ 


Public 94 


II. 


(22) 








A. 






Public 39 


K. 


l 


(*) 

(*) 
(*) 






Zm. 






Zw. 






Zt. 




Public 57 


Zc. 








Public 58 


Zc. 








Public 62 


AA. 


(*) 








LL. 






Public 26 


BB. 


(23) 








A. 


(*) 






Zq. 




Public 45 


s 4 


(24} 











44 



CONGRESS IN THE WAR. 

SENATE BILLS— Continued 



No. 
2489 


Reported 
in Senate. 


Passed 
Senate. 


Reported 
in House. 

(*) 


Enacted into law. 


Reference 
to subject 
i index in 
Part I. 

z*. 


2493 




. . . 

(*) 
(*) 




Zl. 


2495 






0. 


2527 




Public 79 

Public 80 

Public 55. 


BB. 


2531 








QQ. 


2623 








HI I. 


2660 


(*) 






Zp. 
Zc. 


2663 






Public 81 

Public 30 

Public 34 


2666 








Zc. 


2667 








Zc. 


2688 






(*) 


Zc. 


2695 






Public 35 


Zc. 


2701 




(*) • 




BB. 


2705 




Public 48 


AA. 


2710 








Public 59 


Zc. 


2717 


(26) 






BB. 


2718 




(*) 




R. 


2746 




(*) 




BB. 


2774 




Public 63 


Zc. 


2776 





(*) 
(*) 






Zl. 


2777 






Zg. 


2785 




Public 42 _ _ . 


Zc. 


2796 






(*) 




BB. 


2S12 


(*) 






T. 


2813 






Public 51. .. 


Zc. 


2S16 








Public 52.. 


Zc. 


2823 








Public 53 


Zc. 


2830 








Public 44 . . 


Zc. 


2852 


(*) 


(*) 






Zx. 


>2854 




■ 


NN". 


2858 




(*) 




BB. 


2860 


(*) 


(*) 




Zg. 


2865 






T? 


2878 






Public 60. 

Public 66. 

Public S2 


Zc. 


2883 








BB. 


2916 








Zoa. 


2917 




(*) 
(*) 




BB. 


2918 






T. 


2920 




Public S3 _ . 


Zd. 


2921 


(*)' 








C. 


2922 






Public 61. 


c. 


2932 




(*) 






BB. 


2937 




Public 84 . . 


Zc. 


2938 








Public 67 


Zc. 


2947 








Public 85.. 


Zc. 


2973 


(*) 








BB. 


3235 


(*) 






C. 




! 







SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 

[Alphabetical notations refer to subject index in Part I.] 



No. of 
joint res- 
olution. 


Reported 
in Senate. 


Passed 
Senate. 


Reported 
in House. 


Enacted into law. 


Reference 

to subject 

index in 

Part I. 


1 


Public Res. 1 


HH. 


2 


* 

(40) 






Zw. 


12 








Zf. 


13 






Public Res. 8 

Enacted 


P. 


17 






(51) 


Zp. 
Zt. 


24 


(*) 
(26) 






25 








HH. 


28 


(32) 






Zx. 


30 


* 




Zx. 


31 




* 




I. 


33 




Public Res. 10 


N. 


39 


* 
(33) 






Za. 


40 








A. 


42 






Public Res. 2 


MM. 


43 


(34) 
* 




* 




Zo. 


47 








53 








A. 


61 


- M. - - 




Public Res. 3 


U. 


63 




■w 


* 


K. 


66 






Public Res. 4 

Public Res. 9 

Public Res. 6 


Zs. 


67 








K. 


70 








BB. 


73 




* 




J. 


78 




Public Res. 12 


N. 


84 




*. 

* 




BB. 


86 ' 






ZK. 


89 | 




Public Res. 14 


TT. 


90 ! 


* 






Zf. 


93 






Public Res. 11 
Public Res. 15 


Zh. 


99 ! 








Zx. 


101 


(*) 






Zx. 


102 






Public Res. 13 


Zx. 


103 




> (38) 
* 






106 






Zx. 


110 


* 




Zx. 


111 






Public Res. 17 
Public Res. 19 


HH. . 


114 








Zs. 


115 





* 

* 




Zx. 


117 






CSC. 











45 



INTERESTING SIDE LIGHTS. 

Congress was in session 188 days during the first session. 

More than 10,000 Army, Navy, and Marine Corps nominations 
were confirmed. 

Special missions from Great Britain, France, Belgium, Italy, 
Russia, and Japan addressed both Houses. 

Appropriations and contract authorizations for the present fiscal 
year total $21,390,000,000, including $7,000,000,000 in loans to allies. 

In round numbers the authorizations are approximately as follows: 

Army $8, 911> 000, 000 

Navy 1, 875, 000, 000 

Merchant shipping fleet 1, 889, 000, 000 

Loans to the allies 7,000,000,000 

Defense fund for — 

President 100, 000, 000 

Food and fuel control 173, 000, 000 

Soldiers' and sailors' insurance 170, 000, 000 

Interest on bonds and certificates 200,000,000 

Civil establishment of Government 95S, 000, 000 

All other expenses -_ 102,000,000 

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NOTABLE DATES OF 1917. 

Mar. 21. Proclamation by President calling extra session. 

Apr. 2. Congress convenes in extra session pursuant to the sum- 
mons of the President. 

Apr. 2. President Wilson addressed Congress. 

Apr. 4. Senate passed joint resolution declaring war to exist. 

Apr. 6. House passed joint resolution declaring war to exist. 
Signed by President immediately upon enrollment. 

Apr. 24. President signed bill authorizing first issue of Liberty 
bonds and providing loans to allies. 

May 1. Reception in House of Representatives to war commission 
from France. 

May 3. Reception in Senate to war commission from France. 

May 5. Reception in House of Representatives to war commission 
from Great Britain. 

May 8. Reception in Senate to war commission from Great Britain. 

May 12. President signed bill appropriating $273,040,322 for sup- 
port of Army for fiscal year 1918. 

May 18. President signed selective-draft bill making 10.000,000 
men liable to military service. 

May 22. President signed bill increasing strength of Navy and Ma- 
rine Corps from 87,000 to 150,000 men in the first in- 
stance and from 17,400 to 30,000 in the second. 

May 31. Reception in Senate to war commission from Italy. 

June 2. Reception in House of Representatives to war commission 
from Italy. 

June 15. President signed bill to suppress espionage. 

June 15. President signed bill appropriating $3,281,094,541 for the 
Military and Naval Establishments on account of war 
expenses. Up to this time this was the largest appro- 
priation act known to this or any other country. Among 
other things it appropriated $405,000,000 for an emer- 
gency shipping fund with which to begin construction 
of the greatest merchant fleet the world has ever seen. 

June 22. Reception in Senate to war commission from Belgium. 

June 23. Reception in House of Representatives to war commission 
from Russia. 

June 2G. Reception in Senate to war commission from Russia. 

June 27. Reception in House of Representatives to war commission 
from Belgium. 

July 24. President signed bill appropriating $040,000,000 for aero- 
nautics. 

Aug. 10. President signed food survey and food control bills. 

Aug. 30. Reception in Senate to war commission from Japan. 

Sept. 5. Reception in House of Representatives to war commission 
from Japan. • 

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Sept. 24. President signed bill authorizing second issue oi' bomU to 
meet expenditures for national security and defenses, and 
for the purpose of assisting in the prosecution of the 
war and to extend credit to foreign governments. 

Oct. G. President signed bill to define, regulate, and punish trad- 
ing with the enemy, appropriating $-150,000 to enforce 
the provisions thereof. 

Oct. 6. President signed bill providing military and naval family 
allowance, compensation and insurance fund for the 
benefit of soldiers and sailors and their families, and 
making an appropriation thereof of $170,250,000. 

Oct. 6. 'President signed bill appropriating $5,35G,GGG,016 to sup- 
ply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year 
1018 and prior years on account of war expenses, and 
authorizing contract obligations to be met by future 
Congresses amounting to $2,401,458,893. This is the 
largest appropriation act passed by this or any other 
country. It makes further appropriations of $G35,- 
000,000 for the emergency shipping fund and raises the 
limit of cost to carry out the purposes of the shipping 
act to $1,734,000,000.' 

Oct. 6. Congress adjourned until Monday, December 3, 1917, 
which date will mark the beginning of the second session 
of the Sixty-fifth Congress.. 

Dec. 3. Congress convened and at once began the task of preparing 
supply bills and clearing the path for legislation needed 
to successfully prosecute the war during 1918. 

Dec. 4. President Wilson addressed Congress urging a declaration 
of war on Austria -Hungary. 

Dec. 7. Both Houses passed joint resolution declaring war on Aus- 
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